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ECtHR judgment could spell the end of anonymous witnesses in Turkey

Cevheri Güven Tens of thousands of people are imprisoned in Turkey on the basis of accounts given to authorities by anonymous witnesses, which often occurs...

Kurdish deputy questions verdict sentencing university student to life based on secret witness testimony

A Kurdish opposition deputy submitted a parliamentary inquiry questioning a recent court verdict sentencing a university student to life based on testimony from a secret witness...

Turkish police reveal nonexistence of ‘secret witness’ whose statements led to many imprisonments

The Diyarbakır Police Department has revealed that an anonymous witness codenamed “Venus” whose testimony led to the detention and imprisonment of scores of people...

2,649 benefit from witness protection program in Turkey

Turkish National Police Chief Celal Uzunkaya has announced that there are currently 2,649 people who live under a witness protection program in Turkey and...

Turkish man jailed for 5 years acquitted after court fails to locate secret witnesses

Abdurrahim Dalmış, who was arrested in 2010 and held in pretrial detention for five on terrorism charges, was acquitted by a court that announced...

Secret witness claims US pastor Brunson aided terrorist PKK in Turkey

A secret witness testifying against American pastor Andrew Brunson has claimed that Brunson helped militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and aimed to create...

Arrested professor Gözaydın denies secret witness testimony about her appointment

Prominent professor and social scientist İştar Gözaydın, who was arrested on charges of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in late December, has...

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